Corrosion in the Australian Defence Scene. 1. The Army and Ancillary Equipment for the RAAF,

Abstract

Although Australia purchases much of its advanced military equipment from other TTCP countries, there are differences between Australia and these countries with respect to usage and expected life of that equipment. These differences carry with them considerable corrosion penalties. This paper describes case histories of some of the more recurrent types of corrosion problems. It is concluded that the choice of correct materials, techniques and design are essential to reduce the number of these problems. Further, the technology which would have prevented their occurrence was already in existence. Thus they mostly arose through lack of technology transfer from the corrosion scientist to the market place. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA079950

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey J. Batten

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Materials
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Australia
  • Classification
  • Corrosion
  • Corrosion Inhibition
  • Detection
  • Engineering
  • Materials
  • Materials Testing
  • Military Equipment
  • Military Vehicles
  • Reliability
  • Scientists
  • Security
  • Technology Transfer
  • Vehicles

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  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design